American Geography U.S. History II 1g, 2c, 1f

Geography Geography is: The study of the earth’s landforms, bodies of water, weather, and plant and animal life The study of the way people live on the earth, the way people use the earth, and the effects that human activities have on the earth

The Earth The surface of Earth is made up of land and water

Continents and Oceans Continents: largest masses of land on Earth Oceans: largest bodies of salt water on Earth

Measuring Latitude Latitude (parallel): a horizontal line on a map or a globe that measures distance NORTH or SOUTH from the Equator

Measuring Longitude Longitude (meridian) : a vertical or curved line on a on a map or a globe that measures distance WEST or EAST from the Prime Meridian

How do YOU remember Longitude vs. Latitude? Latitude – Flatitude Latitude looks like climbing a ladder Others?

Longitude and Latitude Song Longitude Latitude Song - YouTube

Latitude and Longitude: PRACTICE

DILI 1g: Latitude and Longitude

U.S. Regions, States, and Cities Preview Video

Region: Northeast States Maine Vermont New Hampshire Connecticut Massachusetts Rhode Island New Jersey Pennsylvania

Geography of the Northeast Rocky Coast of New England Farmland in the Ohio River Valley Allegheny Mountains (part of the Appalachian Mountains)

Cities of the Northeast: New York City By 1850 is was the most populated American city Most immigrants arrived at Ellis Island

Cities of the Northeast: Boston Where many Irish and Italian immigrants settled Major textile industry center in the early 1900s

Cities of the Northeast: Philadelphia Where the Declaration of Independence was written Major railroad hub during the late 1800s and early 1900s

Cities of the Northeast: Pittsburgh Steel manufacturing center

Region: Southeast States Maryland Delaware South Carolina Georgia West Virginia Virginia Kentucky Tennessee North Carolina South Carolina Georgia Florida Alabama Mississippi Louisiana Arkansas

Geography of the Southeast Appalachian Mountains (through 8 different states) Sandy coastal plains Bayous and swamplands (particularly along the Gulf Coast) Farmland (many different crops)

Cities of the Southeast: Washington, D.C. Capital of the United States

Cities of the Southeast: New Orleans Major port city and gateway to the Mississippi River The majority of the city is below sea level

Cities of the Southeast: Atlanta Destroyed by General Sherman during the Civil War Site of sit-ins during the Civil Rights Movement Site of the 1996 Olympics

Region: Midwest States Ohio Indiana Iowa Illinois Missouri Michigan Wisconsin Minnesota Iowa Missouri Kansas Nebraska South Dakota North Dakota

Geography of the Midwest Relatively flat land, some rolling hills Prairies cover most of the Midwest states

Cities of the Midwest: Detroit Center of the automobile industry

Cities of the Midwest: St. Louis Lewis and Clark began their journey west from this city Hosted 1904 Worlds’ Fair

Cities of the Midwest: Chicago Center of the meatpacking industry 1/3 of the city was destroyed by a fire in 1871 Hotspot for gangsters in 20th century (Al Capone)

Region: Rocky Mountain States Colorado Utah Wyoming Nevada Montana Idaho

Geography of the Rocky Mountain Region Contains the Rocky Mountains The Continental Divide is located in this region Has 16 rivers that flow to 3 oceans

Cities of the Rocky Mountain Region: Denver Founded during the Gold Rush Originally an American Indian encampment

Cities of the Rocky Mountain Region: Salt Lake City Founded as a Mormon settlement in 1847 Located on the Great Salt Lake

Region: Southwest States Texas Oklahoma New Mexico Arizona

Geography of the Southwest Desert landscape Land is irrigated to allow for the growing of crops

Cities of the Southwest: Sante Fe Sante Fe Trail headed west from Independence, MO in 1850s Capital of New Mexico

Cities of the Southwest: San Antonio Texans here staged a revolt against Mexican rule, but were slaughtered by Mexican General Santa Anna at the Alamo. With the battle cry, “Remember the Alamo!”, Texans eventually captured the Mexican dictator and Texas became an independent republic.

Region: Pacific States Washington Oregon California

Geography of the Pacific Contains 4 mountain ranges Lots of rainfall Seismically active (volcanoes and earthquakes) 7 National Parks Rolling valleys

Cities of the Pacific: Los Angeles Originally a Spanish settlement Center of culture, science, technology, and higher education

Cities of the Pacific: San Francisco Founded by the Spanish 1848 Gold Rush propelled the city into rapid growth Destroyed by an earthquake in 1906 but quickly rebuilt

Cities of the Pacific: Seattle Major trading post in the late 1800s-early 1900s Gateway to Alaska during the Klondike Gold Rush of the 1890s

Region: Noncontiguous States Alaska Hawaii

Geography of Alaska Capital is accessible only by air or boat Contains mountains, glaciers, an Arctic climate Large petroleum industry locate here

Alaska History Bought for $7 Million dollars from Russia, referred to as“Seward’s Folly” Didn’t become a state until 1959

Noncontiguous Cities: Juneau Capital of Alaska Began as an Inuit settlement Once was a mining town Alaskan Pipeline runs near the city

Geography of Hawaii Hawaii is the only state: Completely in the tropics Completely surrounded by water That continues to grow That is an archipelago

Noncontiguous Cities: Honolulu Capital and largest city in Hawaii Formerly the location of the Hawaiian monarchy Major tourist location

American Road Trip Partners & Puzzle Practice

DILI 2c: Regions, States, and Cities

Review (if time) Interactive State Placement Activity: http://tinyurl.com/3wuxb States and Capitals – Song (Animaniacs)